03/09/24 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 September, the European External Action Service condemned the conduct of the early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan on 1 September. “According to the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, the election took place within a restrictive political and legal environment that did not enable genuine pluralism and resulted in a contest devoid of competition”, states a press release. Despite an orderly and generally effective electoral process,...